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NeXtMidas User's Guide
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Mouse InteractionThe tables below explain how the mouse buttons interface with the plot display. NeXtMidas follows the following mouse button naming convention used by many other programs. The names are as follows:
Most users with wheel-mice (such as those distributed by Microsoft, Logitech, and Dell) will find that pressing the wheel down has the same effect as a MMB click. Mouse Interaction in a PlotButton Function LMB Click Indicate/clear a mark point (the point where any dx/dy values are computed relative to). LMB Drag Selects a box to zoom in on. Shift LMB Drag Creates a DRAGBOX on a plot. (Some macros use the DRAGBOX message to draw a box on the plot.) MMB Click Click on black area of Plot window to bring up the Plot menu. MMB Drag When zoomed-in on a region, this pans/moves the plot. RMB Click Zoom out to the previous level. RMB Click-Hold-Release Click on black area of Plot window hold down button for 1 second then release to bring up the Plot menu. This option is provided to support two button mice. RMB Drag (Geodetic View Only) If done over the World it rotates the plot; if done away from the world it zooms in/out. "Readout" information is displayed as the mouse moves over a plot. For example, when you place the pointer on the map of the world, the latitude and longitude are shown in parentheses after the word PLOT in the title bar. This information changes as you move the pointer around the map.
Mouse Interaction in a MenuThe following mouse interactions are available within a popup menu: Button Function LMB Click Selects an item in the menu. RMB Click Exits the menu. MMB Drag Moves the menu from one location to another. Mouse Interaction in a PanelThe following mouse interactions are available within a NeXtMidas panel: Button Function LMB Click If over a menu or valuator widget, this brings up a menu to select options. LMB Click If over the widget title, this cycles through the available values. MMB Click If over the black area, this brings up the Panel menu. RMB Click If over the widget title, this cycles through the available values (in descending order). Note: The above interactions may not be available in a Swing panel. |
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